| Joke titles aside... I had this question popping out when thinking on how to recommend FLCL to somebody who has not watched it and has no idea of what it is about. Is 6 episodes long, pretty short for standard anime series, but instead of telling them to watch it blind and have them getting the feeling is just "lol random stuff", I'd rather tell them it's simple theme so that they don't get lost on the random stuff and have an anchor to help them in the journey that is this frantic show. So how do you feel about it. Would you spoil a thematic element of the show so that the other person can get a hang of what you enjoy about the show? Or do you prefer to not hold their hand and respect their capacity of "getting it"? |
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| The theme isn't part of the plot. So no, it isn't a spoiler. |
| No if anything telling someone about the theme is one of the best indicators if they'll like said show. |
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| if it is what they asked, of course yes with warning first... |
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| Yes, I will. It can be hard to pick on themes sometimes. It's nice when you have a guide that gives context to all the events. In fact, in all my reviews I spoil the theme of the show. I don't see anything wrong with that. It increases my enjoyment of the show when someone gives the themes so I can look for them more easily. |
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| I'd say it's perfectly fine to talk about the theme of a show. So long as it doesn't spoil any crucial plot points then there should be no issue with it. After all, without explaining the theme of an anime before recommending it, you might have a hard time convincing someone to watch it because you'll end up giving unhelpful "I liked it" answers. |
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| you shouldn't spoil anything when recommending a show to someone, you should spoil the shit when you force the anime on them! |
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| It's more or less like saying sysnomis |
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| I don't even consider that spoiling a show. In fact that's pretty much the first thing I read about the show before I watch it... |
-Maz said: I'd say it's perfectly fine to talk about the theme of a show. So long as it doesn't spoil any crucial plot points then there should be no issue with it. After all, without explaining the theme of an anime before recommending it, you might have a hard time convincing someone to watch it because you'll end up giving unhelpful "I liked it" answers. I think that explaining the theme does the most to make someone want to watch the anime. Themes are what makes our stories meaningful and important. I immediately watched Haibane Renmei when I heard it's about suicide, for example. |
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| I don't think so. They won't really know what will happen by knowing only the theme |
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| No, unless said show's theme changes abruptly because of a plot twist. |
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| As long as you don't spoil something very big, I think it's necessary to told the main plot of the series to the person who you are recommending to make him/her interested in the show, so I don't think is wrong. |
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| I don't think so. Theme doesn't spoil the anime only if you watch it before you watch the anime then it might spoil the characters who are in the anime like Danganronpa. |
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GriedSatzvin said: I don't think so. They won't really know what will happen by knowing only the theme What the story is about is more important than what actually happens. |
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| What're people going to do after they get a recommendation for a particular title? Chances are, they'll look it up on some database like MAL, ANN, AniDB, or Anime-Planet to learn more about it and decide if they think it's worth watching. And on any of those sites, they'll see... the themes for that title! So there's no reason to worry about spoiling themes when people are probably going to "spoil" themselves soon enough anyway. |
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| If someone trusts your recommendation enough to watch something you're recommended to them without looking it up, then you shouldn't waste that opportunity: let them dive into it blind. FLCL has plenty of re-watch value anyway. |
| Now you're wondering if there's white text in any of my other posts. Over there, I'm everywhere. I know that. |
| I guess some animes dont want to make the viewer know the theme before they actually see it. Sometimes it makes the story more interesting |
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Zalis said: What're people going to do after they get a recommendation for a particular title? Chances are, they'll look it up on some database like MAL, ANN, AniDB, or Anime-Planet to learn more about it and decide if they think it's worth watching. And on any of those sites, they'll see... the themes for that title! So there's no reason to worry about spoiling themes when people are probably going to "spoil" themselves soon enough anyway. Synopsis and title rarely tell you about the themes of the show. Can you tell, from outside, that Digimon Tamers is about suicide? |
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| Not knowing what FLCL was about was one of the reasons why I dropped it (yes, it's only 6 episodes and I dropped it). Telling them the general idea behind the show won't spoil it for them and may help them enjoy it more. This isn't like the middle East where people want to know how it ends before considering watching it, but going in completely blind also doesn't tend to work out in people's favour. |
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Nope. Unless if it was something like the movies 500 days of summer and Anomalisa, it shouldn't spoil anything.  |
| Mentioning the main theme isn't spoiler. So, what you do when someone wants a recomendation? If you mention that a certain character do something important, THAT is spoiler. If you mention that in a certain anime a guy likes fo cook, that is a theme. |
| Not if it's a Gen Urobuchi show. There will be suffering, people are going to die, and as a whole, the story's going to be very bleak and nihilistic. So it's pretty hard to spoil one of his stories when you already know basically everyone's going to die. And that's why I love him. |
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| It really depends on the show. If the theme of the show is moving on after someone dying and that doesn't happen until 3/4ths through the show, that's a massive spoiler. |
| I wouldn't tell anyone anything other than what they can find in the plot description or a trailer, personally. |
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| No it is not wrong. You need to mention it, so the other person can see if they'd like to watch it or not! ex. If someone recommends me a 'steampunk' themed anime, I probably just won't watch it! :P |
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| gime them a mal link to the shows page. let them read thru and decide |
Rainbowfootsteps said: I think it's okay as long as the theme isn't central to the show. The example that came to my mind first was Madoka Magica - telling them about the theme of the show will probably kill the shock value. I'm sure there are a few other shows where talking about the theme can ruin certain plot points, but 90% of the time it's fine! How can the theme not be central? The theme is what gives the story purpose in the place. |
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Rainbowfootsteps said: TheBrainintheJar said: How can the theme not be central? The theme is what gives the story purpose in the place. I guess what I meant was that if a show is for example, a comedy, instead of being a dramatic, plot driven anime, then you aren't going to spoil the experience by describing the theme as the watcher is more interested in the entertainment factor than the plot. 'Entertainment factor' isn't an element. It's the sum of all the other elements. Plenty of comedies can be plot-driven. They might be rare in anime, but some of the greatest comedies like Dr. Strangelove and Burn After Reading focus on story. |
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